Hi Charry... oh yes having big gardens are nice, but boy are they hard work. I've toyed with having a gardener, but they're so expensive around here, so while I can do it myself I will.
About the cherry trees.. I had cherry trees years ago, along with apple trees.. they look lovely when in Bloom but what a mess they make .. so I had them taken out.. I still have the Japanese Cherry Blossom but those petals don't need raking up..they just get mown up when I mow the lawn
Now I only have mature trees.. altho' the Holly tree is a PITA for leaves which it drops all year round..